CVE-2025-27113
libxml2 before 2.12.10 and 2.13.x before 2.13.6 has a NULL pointer dereference in xmlPatMatch in pattern.c.
02 Description
libxml2 before 2.12.10 and 2.13.x before 2.13.6 has a NULL pointer dereference in xmlPatMatch in pattern.c.
03 Exploitation and scoring
- Exploitation
- Assessed, none found. CISA's assessment recorded neither public exploit code nor evidence of exploitation when it was made.
- SSVC decision
- ExploitationnoneCISA recorded no public exploit code and no evidence of exploitation.
- AutomatablenoAt least one step from reconnaissance to exploitation cannot be reliably automated.
- Technical ImpactpartialSuccessful exploitation gives limited control of the vulnerable component.
- EPSS probability
- 1.05% probability of exploitation activity in the next 30 days.
- EPSS percentile
- Equal to or higher than the score of 64.0% of scored records. A rank, not a probability.
- NVD base score
- 7.5 (CVSS v3.x), scored by the NVD independently of the CNA.
- NVD CVSS vector
- CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H
- NVD analysis status
- Modified. NVD last modified this record on 2026-06-17.
- Red Hat severity
- Low. Red Hat's rating for its own products, not a CVSS rating.
Exploit-prediction scores from FIRST. Independent scoring and analysis status from the NVD. Vendor severity from Red Hat. Exploitation assessment and catalog membership from CISA.
04 Metadata
- Published
- 2025-02-18 00:00Z1 YR AGO
- Last updated
- 2025-11-03 21:13Z11 MO AGO
- Reserved
- 2025-02-18
- Assigning CNA
- mitre
- Record state
- PUBLISHED
- Severity
- Low (CVSS 2.9)
- CNA CVSS vector
- CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:H/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:L
- Weaknesses
- CWE-476NULL Pointer DereferenceBase
- Data version
- 5.2
- Document digest
- b71d7428d987fe73be1230f700da8730213bbc0cb1eaf8c82b2f29f342b45326
05 Affected products
06 References
- gitlab.gnome.orghttps://gitlab.gnome.org/GNOME/libxml2/-/issues/861
- security.netapp.comhttps://security.netapp.com/advisory/ntap-20250306-0004/
- seclists.orghttp://seclists.org/fulldisclosure/2025/Apr/13
- seclists.orghttp://seclists.org/fulldisclosure/2025/Apr/10
- seclists.orghttp://seclists.org/fulldisclosure/2025/Apr/9
- seclists.orghttp://seclists.org/fulldisclosure/2025/Apr/8
- seclists.orghttp://seclists.org/fulldisclosure/2025/Apr/5
- seclists.orghttp://seclists.org/fulldisclosure/2025/Apr/4
- seclists.orghttp://seclists.org/fulldisclosure/2025/Apr/12
- seclists.orghttp://seclists.org/fulldisclosure/2025/Apr/11
- lists.debian.orghttps://lists.debian.org/debian-lts-announce/2025/02/msg00028.html
07 Fixed in
Debian 12
- libxml2 Fixed in 2.9.14+dfsg-1.3~deb12u2
Source: Debian Security Tracker, the Debian security team. Received through OSV.dev. Reformatted by exploit.cc.
Debian 13
- libxml2 Fixed in 2.12.7+dfsg+really2.9.14-0.4
Source: Debian Security Tracker, the Debian security team. Received through OSV.dev. Reformatted by exploit.cc.
Debian 14
- libxml2 Fixed in 2.12.7+dfsg+really2.9.14-0.4
Source: Debian Security Tracker, the Debian security team. Received through OSV.dev. Reformatted by exploit.cc.
Ubuntu 20.04 LTS
- libxml2 Fixed in 2.9.10+dfsg-5ubuntu0.20.04.9
Source: Ubuntu, Canonical Ltd. Licensed under CC BY-SA 4.0. Received through OSV.dev. Reformatted by exploit.cc.
Ubuntu 22.04 LTS
- libxml2 Fixed in 2.9.13+dfsg-1ubuntu0.6
Source: Ubuntu, Canonical Ltd. Licensed under CC BY-SA 4.0. Received through OSV.dev. Reformatted by exploit.cc.
Ubuntu 24.04 LTS
- libxml2 Fixed in 2.9.14+dfsg-1.3ubuntu3.2
Source: Ubuntu, Canonical Ltd. Licensed under CC BY-SA 4.0. Received through OSV.dev. Reformatted by exploit.cc.
Ubuntu Pro 14.04 LTS
- libxml2 Fixed in 2.9.1+dfsg1-3ubuntu4.13+esm7Available with Ubuntu Pro with Legacy support add-on: https://ubuntu.com/pro
Source: Ubuntu, Canonical Ltd. Licensed under CC BY-SA 4.0. Received through OSV.dev. Reformatted by exploit.cc.
Ubuntu Pro 16.04 LTS
- libxml2 Fixed in 2.9.3+dfsg1-1ubuntu0.7+esm7Available with Ubuntu Pro (Infra-only): https://ubuntu.com/pro
Source: Ubuntu, Canonical Ltd. Licensed under CC BY-SA 4.0. Received through OSV.dev. Reformatted by exploit.cc.
Ubuntu Pro 18.04 LTS
- libxml2 Fixed in 2.9.4+dfsg1-6.1ubuntu1.9+esm2Available with Ubuntu Pro (Infra-only): https://ubuntu.com/pro
Source: Ubuntu, Canonical Ltd. Licensed under CC BY-SA 4.0. Received through OSV.dev. Reformatted by exploit.cc.
A release or ecosystem missing from this list has no record here. It may be unaffected or not covered by the source. Source notices and licences.